Kelpy

Kelpy

Kelpy is an algae biotech company with a seaweed polymer innovation capable of replacing plastic products on standard manufacturing equipment

Company Details

Location
Jervis Bay, Australia
Website
https://kelpy.co
Email
fionnuala@kelpy.co
Founded
2021
Employees
4-10
Fundraising
Not Fundraising

Management Team

Fionnuala Quin avatar

Fionnuala Quin

CEO

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About Kelpy

The problem we're solving:

Australia is the biggest consumer of single use plastics per capita on the planet, bar Singapore. Brands are yet to find a scalable and affordable replacement solution that meets the exacting standards of consumer needs and robust requirements for manufacture. Existing products have problematic end of life ramifications and affects on human health. Greenwashing is rampant in the packaging sector.

Our solution:

Kelpy Pellets have been developed for commercial scale manufacturing and can be processed using standard plastic manufacturing equipment to replace several of the most harmful and widely used plastics on the planet. Their pellets are made from sustainably sourced seaweed feedstock and other bio based organic ingredients that are compostable at end of life. Kelpy Pellets can be injection moulded, extruded and blown, making them suited to a wide range of products across multiple sectors. Being bio-b

Our differentiator:

Kelpy Pellets are commercially viable and are comparable to the price points of existing bioplastic products. Using seaweed as a feedstock, Kelpy has the ability to scale production while providing regenerative and social benefits without impacting land-based food industries and ecosystems. Kelpy’s model provides benefits to coastal seaweed faming communities and opportunity to uplift women from social and economic disadvantage.

Our biggest achievement:

Kelpy is the first Australian company to be elected for the AB-InBev 100+ Accelerator with paid pilots underway with Unilever and Colgate Palmolive. We have successfully beat out our global competitors in other industry trials for multinational customers in the fashion and consumer goods markets.